Spartans win 8 events at league meet

ORWIGSBURG - Ethan Motsney and Brendan Shearn were each double winners and North Schuylkill athletes won four other titles Wednesday at the Schuylkill League Track and Field Championships at Blue Mountain High School.

Motsney won the 100 meters in 11.27 seconds, with teammate Daniel McSurdy second, and won the 200 in 22.53. McSurdy was also second in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles. Shearn won the 1600 in 4:26.02 and set a meet record in the 3200 with a time of 9:29.54, winning the race by almost a minute.

Motsney, Tyler Matunis, McSurdy and Jonathan Long combined to win the 400-meter relay in 44.39 seconds. Matunis was second in the high hurdles and the 1600-meter relay team was second.

On the girls side, Brittany Martin, Carly Gregas and Carter Green were champions for the Spartans. Martin won the 800 in 2:22.86, Gregas tied the meet record in the high jump (5-2) and Green set a meet record in the discus (138-1). Green was also second in the shot put.

CATAWISSA R.R. - Southern Columbia junior Kirstin Blass went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs batted in and scored to runs as the Tigers beat Muncy 5-2 in a Heartland Conference Division III matchup of playoff-bound teams.

Mallory Tomaschik picked up the win in the circle for the Tigers while striking out 11 Muncy batters. On the offensive end, Tomaschik also had two hits and drove in one run.

POTTSVILLE - Jonathan Green and Austin Hornberger each hit home runs, and Matt Smarkanic pitched a complete game five-hitter as North Schuylkill handed Pottsville its first loss in Schuylkill League Division I play.

CATAWISSA R.R. - Tyler Behrent threw a one-hit shutout, and Kyle Zigarski hit two home runs and drove in four runs as Southern improved to 7-9 overall with a Heartland Conference Division III win over Benton.

Mason Peters double, singled, scored two runs and drove in one, and Behrent also had two hits for Southern.

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